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We started in August and it was bad but this winter also seems to be a particularly tough winter! I've been sick as much if not more than LO!
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My son started daycare at 4 months and immediately got a small cold then a stomach bug. I was hit harder by both of those than he was. Then he got an ear infection last week and is now on antibiotics. But he's had a runny nose constantly since starting daycare. I'm hoping warm weather gets us all healthier soon!
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@SweetiePie: I would say expect a lot of illnesses when starting preschool, too
Even kids who are 5 & starting Kindergarten get sick a lot if they've never done preschoo/daycare. @Mae: all those illnesses are really tough!! The silver linings are building a great immune system and next year shouldnt be so bad. This winter I think was especially brutal. I've been getting sick too and I never catch stuff from my son/students.
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@SweetiePie: I mentioned in my previous post that we seem to have fewer illnesses with preschool compared to daycares. LO started when he turned 3 and has been there about 6 months. He's had colds on an off, like a runny nose mostly. He did catch a stomach bug and it was miserable but literally everyone I know has had it this winter so I don't think it's preschool's fault (although he did bring it home from there). LO2 goes to school about once or twice a month when I have to work and so far has just caught colds from LO1. One of the colds was worse for him with a fever.
I don't know if we're just lucky or if the school is better than average about keeping germs at bay. We do know one family that just sends their kids to preschool (not ours) and they are always sick with things much worse than colds. -
I'm sure it depends on the kid, but for us it was BAD. She was 3 months old and started in January (the worst possible time). I think she was sick for about 5 straight months, until it got warm out, and then it went down to about once per month for the summer. Fall came, she had a few colds, then Thanksgiving arrived and it went to hell. Her second winter was even worse than the first one. She was not only constantly sick but they were all so serious. It continued until the summer (we literally cancelled a trip in July) and then poof, gone! Since then, she has had only a few minor things. She was close to 2 when it finally stopped. I would guess that the mild winter we had this year also helped, but her immune system is definitely better now.
All told, we had about 1.5 years of illness, with a few months of reprieve scattered here and there.
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@SweetiePie: we didn't start til 3 but it has not been terrible. Since sept he's only missed two days from being sick. Mostly just colds with bad hacking coughs, and one ear infection. But not as bad as I had feared!
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My LO started at 4.5 months and was constantly sick. As soon as she started it was one thing after another. cold, stomach bug, mystery fever, cold, cold, fever. It was exhausting and stressful. We eventually took her out and got a nanny because I just couldn't do it anymore. Im sorry, I know its awful!
Even kids who are 5 & starting Kindergarten get sick a lot if they've never done preschoo/daycare. 
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